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Specialising in a striking or grappling sport depending on what you love is great but if you practice just a little of the other style you'll be so much better off on the street. I love jiu jitsu but I consider it essential that I know some boxing.

One big thing missed about boxing advantage in a street fight - ability to handle multiple opponents. Also ability to move defensively.

As a fan and recent practitioner of both Muay Thai and BJJ I love that Tony lays his ego aside and give a very objective answer. He doesn't coddle either martial art of their flaws and praises them accurately for their strengths. It is perfectly possible to do train both. Gained yourself a fan and subscriber!

I've trained jiu jitsu for almost three years now, three to four times a week and i've only had one confrontation on the street in that time and i can certainly say that my grappling helped to prevent the situation getting worse for myself and the people around me. Jiu jitsu is great for self defence, but more importantly, it's great for self confidence. Just like any valid martial art, such as boxing, it gives you that sense that you're comfortable with yourself and you know that you can handle a situation. They both have great merit and it's like choosing apples and oranges. Both are great for you.

I boxed for 8 years, and the last 12 since my son was born for fitness, I'm also a purple belt. I used to work the doors and would always rely on my boxing in a fight. If a fight went to the ground the first thing I would do is get up before someone decides to put the boot in. For sport, BJJ is great because there's no potential head trauma and it is useful in a street situation where you need to escape when someone's in mount or you can rear-naked or standing guillotine someone in a fight, but if you don't mind a broken knuckle every now and then, boxing edges it. However, the best martial art is the art of fighting without fighting.

Ideally knowing both works best. I started boxing when I was 18 and had been doing so for years until I got a bit older. Same thing with jujitsu. I found out early on after rolling with a friend that I would get my ass kicked on the street if I was taken to the ground by a BJJ guy so I started training BJJ in 97. Best thing I ever could have done.

I think the biggest benefit boxing has in a self defense situation is the movement. You can avoid damage or pop a few shots then get out of dodge if he’s buddies jump in. BJJ in 1v1 is great but the multiple attackers issue or getting slammed on concrete are issues most academies never address

I've been rather consistently doing some form of martial arts from around the age of 3. My dad started us boxing, then karate, but always boxing (especially sparring). I eventually moved into Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu and MMA. I still believe that the best thing for self defense is the basics of jiu jitsu or wrestling, to create space and get up if someone pins you and then... long distance running. Self defense is not about beating the person in front of you, but getting away safely. If you are standing and the person in front of you doesn't have a hold of you, turn and run. If your ego gets in the way and you want to fight and beat the person in front you, that's another question all together and you might want to start looking at yourself and your situational awareness. Self defense should never be about engaging, but rather disengaging and getting away SAFELY.

A combination of several self-defense disciplines will always be better. The best defense is not to be where there are problems, let's always keep practicing as a sport!!

Jiu Jitsu is great for one on one, but if two people attack you at the same time it becomes virtually useless.

Excellent breakdown! My son and I have started training on the heavy bag (thanks to you), but are also in Jiu Jitsu. I think your recommendations are spot on. I have to throw a shout-out to select, traditional Jiu Jitsu schools that do take time to focus on standup, distance management, and punch defense (I attend one of these, and we even use gloves and punches to keep our self defense honest). They do exist and add another dimension to the self defense arsenal. Keep up the great work!!!

That’s great you got your kids into jiu jitsu. I just started teaching some kids classes, and as an almost 30 year old man I’m surprised by how a couple of 16-17 year old blue belts are so outstandingly good and it’s because they started as kids. Great discipline to have in your back pocket, great discipline to teach discipline.

I used to love your content, I watch every vid and applied everything you taught us through your vids. And now that you've added BJJ content, I love it even more. keep up champ

I trained in boxing as a teen with the P.A.L. and currently I am a 1 stripe blue belt in jiu jitsu. This was a great video. I am definitely happy that I have foundational knowledge in both disciplines.

Such an open minded and fair assessment. I’m impressed with your objective approach, especially considering how much you invested in boxing throughout your life.

Great job on the comparison. It's really interesting seeing you as an expert in one area and taking on something completely different. I would love to see you take on more stuff like this. It's one of the reasons I like watching Magnus Midtbo. He's a former professional climber, but in recent years has taken on different fitness challenges like training with branches of the army in the US and Norway. Regardless of what you continue to do, thanks for all the great boxing tips. They've really been helping me with this first month of boxing training.

I started following you for your boxing content. As a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, I appreciate your additional content on BJJ. Regarding the striking issue, I always tell people to add combat jiu jitsu to their training. It is a safer way to train the concept of striking with grappling. Jiu Jitsu is very different in a striking context. The technique is the same, just different. For example, I prefer open guard when adding striking (combat jiu jitsu). It helps manage the distance better and not be in the danger zone (impact zone of a striker). Regards, Marlon.

I totally agree with you. I personally like striking more and i find it to be more fun than grappling so im doing kickboxing. But i wish i had enough time to attend a grappling class too (im interested in wresling) as i think street fights are very unpredictable. Huge respect to all grapplers 🙏

Like you said... the best way for self defense is learning an striking art and a grappling art... And Boxing and Jujitsu are great. If I have to choose only one I'm biased towards boxing

I think it's awesome that you are doing something that is very much out of your comfort zone and love that you committed to learning jiu jitsu. I've been a boxer for pretty much the better part of 3 years and I love boxing with all of my heart and this year in school I'm going to be starting wrestling I'm looking forward to it

Excellent video Tony. I agree 💯. I've done some form of striking my entire life. Boxing, kickboxing,karate. I'm 50 now and have been training BJJ for around 10 years now on and off. They compliment each other perfectly...I love BJJ,but everyone should know how to throw a proper punch. And nothing beats boxing's footwork...control the distance and you control the fight. Thanks for the video

With this kind of contents humbly created with sheer efforts, you deserve tenfold of subscriptions.

Awesome! I watch your videos all the time! I also train jiu-jitsu! Been training for 5 1/2 years now and it totally changed my life. I also train boxing, muay Tai.

It is also worth mentioning that BJJ is great but for controlled situations. Situations where you know no one else is joining the fight. You don't want to fight two guys while being on the floor. Also in situations where you are 100% sure that the other guy doesn't have a hidden knife in his pocket because if you try to grapple someone with a knife, you're dead. People say 90% of fights end on the ground but forget that about 100% start in standing positions. So BJJ is the best thing you can use in 1v1 situations while boxing is great if you facing more than one opponent: you can strike one and still be able to run away, while being on the ground you cannot run. So in situations where you do not control everything arround you better use boxing or muay thai/Kickboxing in order to stay standing a be able to run away or use a martial art that grounds the opponent but keeps you standing like Wrestling or Judo.

Knowing both ! Having a base in boxing or striking helps one to learn distance management and how to engage / disengage thus also enabling somebody if they chose to grapple to stay safe while they close the distance to clinch up and takedown if they chose

I like the way you present Tony. It feels natural and honest. Thank you for your videos

I'm about 9 months into my BJJ journey and am loving it.. I started late (44). My wife bought me boxing lessons for my 40th and I learned some boxing for about a year but it did not capture me as I did not enjoy the 'getting hit in the head' part! :) I imagine a younger me would have loved boxing but now I am happy with my choice of BJJ for my age and physical fitness needs! I love your videos Tony!

Absolutely spot on. i'd imagine the perfect fighter imo.. would have a wrestling/grappling base, complimented with solid muay thai/kickboxing.. Also just be a nice person and avoid shitty scenarios! Quality stuff Tony, It was fun watching you grow.

As a sport kicker myself, I think boxing and Judo are such a mix of beware un the streets were no one wants to lay in the paviment.

As a MMA guy I love to hear you’re transition I started with Muay Thai then found Bjj then wrestling. Rolling and sparring is a shock the first time ,you should look into mma cause the difference is grappling with strikes and wall grappling is even more realistic cause there’s a lot of positions in Bjj you can take punishment and you don’t but in mma you have to consider everything.

A fantastic video and I agree with everything you said. Here in the US it's very common to have gyms that teach both Jiu Jitsu as well as Muay Thai. Really any of the major bases for MMA (Boxing, Wrestling, Muay Thai, BJJ) will teach a person plenty to win a fight

Great video as always Tony. I agree 100% that one should train in both. I've trained for decades striking but the early UFCs gave a huge wakeup call to the strikers courtesy of Royce Gracie as you mentioned. Many fights go to the ground but almost all fights start standing up so you have to know both. I would say for someone starting off to spend a year in a striking art and at least 2 years in BJJ as it's a bit harder to learn. To a striker the world is vertical, just up or down. To a grappler up, down, right, left, diagonal; it's all irrelevant because their frame of reference is ONLY their opponent. An epiphany occurred to me when watching one of the early UFCs and a BJJ fighter, who was upside down with the back of his head and neck on the mat and the rest of his body and his feet pointing straight up in the air, got his fully standing opponent to tap out from a joint lock. And kudos to you Tony for starting BJJ and rounding out your considerable knowledge and skills. Thanks for all you share with us.

I think it is so awesome that such a high level boxer is putting himself in uncomfortable situations by training different martial arts. Hats off Sir. Thanks for sharing and well down 💪👍👏👏👏

LOVED this video! As a guy who trained in BJJ for about 14 years, I can tell you there are great lessons and reflexes to be had. But I have mad respect for the strikers, which is why I'm currently training Muay Thai. I'm not very good, but I'm getting better every day. To choose one over the other is a mistake. BOTH is the right answer! I wish you every success in your BJJ journey. Thanks for your great content. Best wishes from Canada.

Tony I couldn’t agree with you more . I do both myself and it’s amazing. By having both, you are covered two ways . Awesome to see you doing Jiu Jitsu. I would love to see a video where you teach blending the two . That’s my next goal for my own martial arts journey .

Bruce Lee said a boxer with wrestling will beat all martial artists.

Fantastic contribution to this discussion 👏

One of the more thoughtful videos on the subject. Great job here!

you taught me so much about boxing so far on my journey so thank you a lot 👑👑

Been a big fan of yours for a while. Been training Jiu Jitsu for 4 years and been boxing on and off for years. Keep it up Tony. Learning how to combine boxing with Jiu Jitsu is such great idea. Good luck man.

Excellent points regarding pros and cons of boxing and Jiu Jitsu. I have very limited boxing experience, a lot of karate and Jiu Jitsu. Great respect for boxing, but for me being able to submit and control someone is a game changer. I think a boxer who knows Jiu Jitsu is a formidable opponent. Studying the self defence aspects of Jiu Jitsu is important. Great to see you enjoying the experience and will see how you get on at competition!

I loved this video, I grew up wrestling and all of the issues you are talking about is exactly the issues a grappler has within certain contexts. I always wished I did boxing or kickboxing in conjunction with my wrestling. I love the way you explain it. Thank you

In my late 50s now and can speak with a great deal of personal experience having been in many street fights, bar brawls, etc. Also, very experienced in what I consider the best base a person can have for self defense at the time I trained. Before I list them I want to make it clear, there is a HUGE difference in self-defense and prepared fighting. When two people are prepared to fight one another there no longer exist an element of surprise. The element of surprise is a big plus. Self-defense is based on surprise and trying everything possible to actually avoid conflicts, and in almost all cases anyone who is highly trained usually embraces the practice of avoiding conflicts. With all that said, this is what I was successful in and trained heavily in for many years. Folkstyle wrestling, boxing, WKA Kickboxing (not US PKA), and a touch of JKD (wasn't much of that around in 80s). Training in all these styles one of the best things I learned was proper distance and timing, you'll be surprised how effective just not getting hit or being taken down can be🤣. The other thing is you gain a sense of calm, if you're constantly training in combat with other high level people a street confrontation doesn't concern you, unless you're confronted by multiple attackers and you're by yourself. Bit older now and would like to try some BJJ, that wasn't around when I was younger. One last thing I will say that makes a big difference is one's will. So whatever you train in, train hard, and try to avoid confrontations. But if the confrontation cannot be avoided, believe in yourself, don't give up, and if you overwhelm your attacker don't over do it.

Good honest video. Been doing bjj 11 years now ,also a couple of years self defence . Before I done self defence I thought I could punch , but made me realise I couldn't punch for toffee . I think boxing would be better against multiple opponents , as I wouldn't want to be on the ground where I could get a boot in the head . However, I would feel confident 1 on 1 with bjj against people even bigger than myself . I also think bjj is fantastic for women as , if it was a sexual attack , it learns you how to deal with someone who may be bigger and stronger and dealing with people from claustrophobic positions

Love watching your channel. My dad came from a large family with 6 brothers. Grandpa (their dad) was a boxer, and he had them settle all their fights by putting on the gloves. My dad did the same thing with me and my 3 brothers. Fortunately, I haven't had a lot of street fights in life, but I'm still in good shape, and want to get back to boxing and see if I can find a good Jiu Jitsu place around me. Also, I got the Onnit Total Human day and night packs. It's really made a difference for me. I feel great. Just wanted to let you know because I don't know how much feedback you get about that.

Great advice Tony, "train both". I've been doing BJJ for 28 years and done a little boxing and a few other martial arts as well. I've worked in security for 35 years, 14 years doing crowd control at hotels and nightclubs. The toughest people I've worked with in crowd control were people that had done a lot of boxing, they are conditioned to being hit and can also strike back very effectively. Also great with multiple attackers. Jiu jitsu is also very effective. The two arts together are great.

BJJ is incredible and totally conditions your body in a different way than boxing. Both are important, but I felt myself get "tougher" more from BJJ rolling/sparring than from sparring in boxing. Great video as usual, Tony!

To me the worst place to be in a street fight is on the floor. Nothings stopping his mates from jumping in or him biting your nose off if youre rollling around close together. Boxing is better

Excellent video mate, definitely starting BJJ soon thanks to great content like this. Super inspiring.

So interesting man, started off with Brazilian Ji-Jitsu when I was 12 competed my first tournament a year later and won 3rd place. Now that I’m 25, I’ve taken up boxing and soon want to start back BJJ. Both is amazing .

In the old days when boxing was used as Art of Self Defense aside from being a sport it was emphasized to know some wrestling plus boxing for defending oneself in the streets. Great informative video!

@0:17 I think it depends on what situation your faced with, each discipline have there advantages and disadvantages so it's probably best to learn both. Love your vids Tony lad.

It's great you got into grappling Tony , both my sons do Muay Tai and BJJ , my youngest is 20 , 130 lbs he loves pulling guard and subbing guys lol. knowing both makes you a more complete martial artist 👊👊

Great video mate! Thanks

Tony, Thank you for your videos. I’m a purple belt in BJJ and have also done Muay Thai for years. Your videos have helped my striking (hands only) improve hugely. Looking to get some 121 sessions in as moving away from Thai to boxing as hips are Donald ducked. Any advice would be appreciated. Main reason is for foot and head movement. Kind regards Cal

Tony ive been saying exactly what you just said for years. The two best arts to learn for self defense is Boxing for the striking and Gi or Brazilian jiu jitsu for the grappling. I train both as well. Been doing jiu jitsu for 15 years im almost a black belt. Its great for obviously when the fight goes to the ground but one has to know how to defend against someone trying to punch you and know jow to punch too. Stick with the jiu jitsu it can change your life for the better 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Awesome stuff! I’m a bjj black belt and used to train so much rickson gracie self defense back in the late 90s. I used to hate it and think it was soooo boring but now I realize the importance of what they engrained in me. I’m so thankful. I started mixing boxing into the mix in 2004 and then Muay Thai and wrestling in 2009 along with catch wrestling. I’ve now come to realize that every body type is different and enemy Martial art has its pros and cons. Personally, I strongly dislike the guard and live the wrestling aspect of scrambles. I love the clock for Muay Thai and knees and elbows. Boxing makes your footwork incredible. Jiu jitsu gives you balance and the ability to take away or create space to capitalize. For straight self defense, I’d go with running. Based off personal experiences, I’ve been jumped too many times after one of their buddies is getting beat up while I’m using jiu jitsu. I’ve used boxing with throwing a couple 1-2s and then running to save myself from getting jumped lol. I now own my own self defense company and incorporate all styles but focus on the mentality and situational awareness. Worst case scenarios on what to do, how to get up and run. I’m you’re cornered, then bjj works fine, but if there’s weapons… you better pray and utilize some of that karma you’ve built up 😂

Huge respect For this video. Respect for taking jiu jitsu and continuing to grow

Very impressed that you are doing ground fighting as well. And your children. After a lot of training later on in life. ( my 30's and 40's) I always wish that I learned how to box when I was 5 and same with BJJ. I feel that covers 90% of defence. You can stand up and throw punches, take punches. And often, the fight goes to the ground then you are ok too. Easy to say, but practicing both would be my answer too.

Both are great and somewhat essential, every fight starts on the feet but can end on the ground, it’s best to know what to do in both cases. I practice kickboxing and BJJ with some boxing and Muay Thai here and there. After doing kickboxing for a couple months and getting comfortable in sparring sessions I had my first BJJ class and I was getting submitted by guys I’d easily piece up in striking match ups. Very humbling and it really opened my eyes to how essential both are.

Great video Tony I actually have trained in both I do enjoy cross training and they each are very valuable at different ranges keep up the good work champ.

Your videos keep getting better, Tony.

For me when I wanted to start off MMA years ago boxing and kickboxing helped me with my striking. I did poorly at Jiu Jitsu while I sparred with people better than me but seeing your previous video made me not give up on it. Both of them are definitely beneficial. It’s better to learn more than one style for different scenarios.

I agree with you, you should do both. But where we disagree is the split 50/50. I think you should do more like 66% BJJ 33% boxing, because as you said in your other video boxing is less complex to “learn.” But you need to feel the pressure of sparring in whatever Martial Art you decide to do!

Tony i absolutely love your boxing channel. As a bjj brown belt id like to congratulate you for getting out of your comfort zone and starting your bjj journey. You just got a hell of alot more dangerous than you already were.

Excellent video! Demonstrates that you are a true martial artist.

These videos are addictive, keep them going!

It great to see Tony Jeffries experiencing something new and sharing his experiences from the perspective of a beginner. It's also refreshing to hear a KZfaq influencer with professional fighting experience state that, yes, training does count towards being able to defend yourself. It has become the trend for some influential martial arts KZfaqrs to totally dismiss sport fighting and martial arts - even the pragmatic ones like MMA, boxing, and BJJ calling them sports and ill equipped for actual self-defence. In fact, one well known martial arts KZfaqr, who is a former professional MMA fighter, who I respect, boldly states: "Most martial artists don't know how to fight." I do agree that some fighting arts are more suited to give you self-defence skills while others are not. That said, I would say that both boxing and BJJ (or other grappling art) are useful for self-defence for different purposes. Boxing (as well as kickboxing, and muay Thai) not only teaches you how to strike a moving target and evading strikes, but it also trains you the conditioning to absorb hits. No one wants to take a hit, not even in a light semi-contact spar, but boxing (and kickboxing, muay Thai, and some of the harder karate styles) will train that mental focus to not fold under pressure of getting punched. This is where untrained fighters fall apart is when they get hit for real the first time and go into a confused state of shock and panic -- especially if you get cut or bleed. There is that argument that you want to stay on your feet in a self-defence situation because there might be multiple attackers although I think that's often overblown because most attacks - unless you frequent rough bars or neighborhoods - are probably more 1-on-1 like a road rage incident, or some street person with mental health issues attacking you. The one valid argument for not taking someone to the ground is that there are no comfy mats on the street to fall on. Example: during an MMA class I was taking one time we were doing take take down drills. I was a three striped BJJ blue belt at the time and my opponent for the shark tank drill was a beginner. I easily got a single leg but my head was out of position to his outside and he instinctively guillotined my head by instinct as I drove him to the mat and my head got spiked ("DDT" in professional wrestling circles). While I was okay due to the mat and my excessively hard head the situation may have been a different outcome if it were on concrete. Now although one can argue that you can do a safer standing throw like a seoi nage, uchi-mata, or kosoto gari, you are unlikely to use those techniques due to their low probability unless you are a black belt in judo. As a BJJ guy you are unlikely to be really, really good at those throws especially because the first two expose your back so you're unlikely to train them regularly and so a typical BJJ guy is unlikely to be as well versed with standing throws as a judo brown or black belt especially since the attacker is unlikely to be wearing a do-gi. The BJJ bread and butter is likely to be a double leg, and single leg and those moves entail some risk because you are driving the opponent to the ground and going with him on to hard concrete. However BJJ is relevant if the conditions are right, and especially if the attacker happens to be wearing a Golden Gloves Champion T-shirt! BJJ has it's benefits against a single attacker; especially if they are more aggressive than you. If you can clinch up and even take them to the ground they are unlikely to be able to throw any kind of meaningful punches. BJJ is also a more humane way of dealing with a single attacker as video footage of Ryan Hall, and Matt Serra subduing aggressors in a restaurant and holding them -- again, evidence that many attacks in daily life are likely to be 1-on-1 than the worst case multiple attackers in a bar scenario -- unless you happen to be in a bar. Also, what if you're getting overwhelmed by punches? What do MMA fighters automatically do when they are getting overwhelmed with punches -- they will go for a double leg or other takedown to try and survive. The one argument I use against those you say that ground grappling is pointless for street self-defence because they would never take the fight to the ground is: what if you get taken to the ground? Every punk who watches UFC has seen a double-leg and probably tried it on a friend while roughhousing. If you get taken to the ground do you know how to escape? Do you know how to bridge escape if you get mounted? Do you know how to do a technical standup so you don't get kicked in the face while scrambling up? One martial art that has not been mentioned as very good for self-defence is muay Thai. Muay Thai addresses multiple ranges. Although it lacks the ground game, it addresses kicking range, punching range, knee and elbow range, and clinching range. It has the strikes using 8 limbs, it has the conditioning to keep you physically fit, it has taken clinching and elevated it to a specialized set of skills, and has very effective trips throws from the clinch and you do not need sleeves or lapels to do them. But if I had to choose between boxing and BJJ for street self-defence...hmmmmm...tough choice because they are both important. But for me I'm going to say BJJ specifically designed for self-defence (e.g. Gracie Combatives). No fancy worm guards, no lasso grips or berimbolos,...just dealing with an aggressive unskilled attacker throwing haymakers. Of course, there's the other option: stay out of trouble, don't piss other people off, learn to keep the ego in check and walk away...run if you must because a street attack is no about winning; it's about making sure no one gets seriously hurt especially you.

Proud to see you've walked into BJJ, this makes me think even higher of you than I already do, I can't wait to start your boxNburn program and being an instructor under that.

Love the videos Tony!

Great video! But a point of clarification: "Street" BJJ, as taught by the Gracie system, does teach defense against punches. The first level of belt earned in this system is the Combatives belt, which is 100% focused on street defense. This belt comes before Blue. In the early stages, Gracie BJJ is different than sport BJJ, which makes the Gracie system appear deficient in tournaments among White belts and even early Blue belts, however this does even out during the Blue level.

Size really does matter in jujitsu and grappling in general though, and I'd much rather get in a striking match with a bigger guy than a grappling match. Difference is that jujitsu gives you more pressure testing against a variety of weight classes, where boxers tend to train and pressure test only in or around others in their weight class.

Great video mate. Some great points

I am a freestyle martial artist with over 55 years of training, I have fought in the ring and spent most my life working in the toughest clubs in my area of the world. I was always trained to never go to the ground, and have need been taken to the ground or seen the need to even think about it. Given that, I am open minded and love to study techniques. I find someone like you describing your experiences very enlightening

Boxing is the King, Wrestling the Queen.

In my humble opinion, any form of grappling *should* win (this isn't watertight) in a 1vs1 setting. However, if you're outnumbered or in a brawl with multiple people, your adversary isn't going to wait for you to finish before attacking you. That's were striking and boxing comes most in handy. It allows for evasive footwork and offensive capabilities that allow you to get in and out.

Loving the channel Tony. Just discovered it today. Cheers from Glasgow mate

Great to see such an experienced martial artist trying new things and continuing to push boundaries!! (Also… great surname)

First! And Tony, You're Amazing! You got me Through a Lot In Boxing! Now I'm Training For National Championship! I'll Get That Belt!!❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥

Hehe. I never got into a street fight after learning jiu jitsu. I learnt Jiu Jitsu in the US where it is relatively safe. I did get into street fights after learning boxing. Again this was in the late 80’s in India. In fact that is why I learnt boxing. I think in order to learn to fight in the street you must learn to fight in the street.

Very good content! Very humble also Tom ! Thx Great chanel

loving the bjj journey you have embarked on.

I went pro in mma and Muay thai/k1 and I have over a decade of Bjj experience, and I can’t stress it enough that BJJ practitioners are prepared to get hit in the face. I agree wholeheartedly that it’s a huge game changer, and that one difference is all your opponent needs to win a street fight.

I've been in BJJ for a 2 months. Im just starting to be able to analyze what I did wrong and what I should have done differently after getting choked or submitted. That may not be much, but I feel like I'm maybe a month or 2 away from being able to use it in a practical scenario if I had to. I plan on learning some standup, once I reach some basic BJJ proficiency. Great content, Mr Tony!

Certainly good to know both! There are self defence practitioners though who will advise avoiding the ground in case of a weapon such as a knife being drawn when you’re tied up, and not being able to see it, and also the risk of other attackers appearing during the grappling. However having the knowledge is still great.

All gi chockes are applicable to T-shirts and any top aswel tony! Love how your getting involved in the jiu jitsu world

Hi tony i agree both can be very useful but in a street situation you really do not want to end up on the ground i worked as a doorman for thirty years one night outside the club i ended up on the floor to restrain someone and his mate penalty kicked me in the head and broke my cheek bone in three places and chipped all my teeth,So just to remind it is not the best thing to end up on the floor.

I'd generally say pick a sport with sparring. And also a sport that you like so that you keep at it. Use that as your base. Add in some street stuff like groin shots, headbutts etc and you'll do just fine. A lot of fighters, boxers and grapplers, are street fighters anyway and understand that on the street you can do things that you're not allowed to do in the ring or on the mat. Use the sport as your base and add some stuff. Also, if you're dealing with your average street thug, most of the time pure sports techniques will be enough so that you don't even have to get dirty.

Great vid uncle jeff. You're right. instead of comparing which is the best, train both boxing n jiu jitsu is a wise answer. Grappling n striking will complement each other.

great video ! really honest and accurate ! Nice one champ ! thanks for these brilliant vids !

I think a lot of the cons you spoke about BJJ in the intro apply mostly to sport jiu jitsu. If you look at Royce Gracie jiu jitsu, we practive striking and strinking defence as well as take downs and other self defence scenarios. If you continue with the BJJ would be cool to see a video on you trying and comparing Gracie jiu jitsu to sport!

To me I think it’s never one sport it’s always some of that and that… But boxing and some standing grappling like judo or wrestling is the almost perfect combination for street fight in just my opinion.

Striking is great but I think everyone knows grappling is absolutely essential! Excellent video!Thanks

It's easier for a grappler to take down a striker than it is for a striker to keep a grappler standing. That being said, in a street fight if you take it to the ground, his buddy is gonna come soccer kick you in the head. I totally agree that knowing both is super effective. Striking is the first line of defense. If it fails, you've got ground game too.

I wrestled nationally multiple times and for most my life and been doing jiu jitsu about 4 years now, but I've also boxed for over 12 years and I will say you need to learn both. Grappling and boxing. I found boxing was better for self defense against people who weren't as formidable as fighters, whereas grappling was better against people who had training. Either way, you have to learn both in my opinio

Geoff Thompson covered this decades ago. Boxing for primary self defence. Jiu Jitsu as the support system, either for when it goes to the ground when you don't want it to, or when a lower level of response is appropriate. Physical skills are however less important than situational awareness, conflict avoidance, de-escelation/verbal judo skills, managing your internal stress response and artifice to set up a shot if there is no other option.

Another great take from Tony - balanced and objective. And I agree there are many things to be learned from both styles, ideally you should train both if you have the ability to.

Really great advice man!!

Nice to see you mixing it up Tony. “Train all ways!!!” Always useful for self defence. Bringing in the hands, elbows and knees will give you all the tools you need to become the next UFC champ 😜😜😜 At your work rate you could no doubts get your brown or even black belt in 2-3 years easy mate. Worth putting the effort in. Best regards, Scott. ✌️🙏✌️